How is continuous training for nutrition healthcare staff regulated?

How is the issue of continuous training for nutrition healthcare workers regulated?

Section 3.2, Subsection 3, Section III of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Nutrition Strategy until 2025, issued together with Decision 1294/QD-BYT in 2022, stipulates the continuous training for nutrition healthcare workers as follows:

3.2. Continuous Training for Healthcare Workers

- Train nutrition personnel at the undergraduate level for staff engaged in nutrition work at various levels through a work-study program.

- Develop competency standards for personnel engaged in nutrition work at various levels.

- Assess the training needs, programs, and materials for the continuous training of personnel engaged in nutrition work.

- Develop standardized nutrition training programs and materials for personnel engaged in nutrition work at various levels. Enhance training programs that apply digital technology.

- Develop and implement a capacity-building plan for nutrition personnel at the grassroots level, especially in remote areas; strengthen the network and enhance the capacity of village health workers and village midwives.

- Train and provide professional support for the prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders for healthcare workers at various levels.

- Organize short-term continuous training courses with certification in basic nutrition; community nutrition; nutritional counseling; nutrition and non-communicable diseases; therapeutic nutrition; and emergency nutrition.

How is capacity building for intersectoral staff in the nutrition field regulated?

Section 3.3, Subsection 3, Section III of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Nutrition Strategy until 2025, issued together with Decision 1294/QD-BYT in 2022, stipulates the capacity building for intersectoral staff in the nutrition field as follows:

3.3. Capacity Building for Intersectoral Staff

- Develop competency standards for personnel engaged in nutrition work in related sectors such as school nutrition, occupational nutrition, and agriculture.

- Assess the training needs, programs, and materials for the continuous training of personnel in related sectors.

- Develop standardized nutrition training programs and materials for personnel engaged in nutrition work in schools, collective meal providers, and specific occupations.

- Organize short-term courses and certification courses for related occupations.

- Organize courses on nutrition and food according to societal needs.

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